Determining the BIOS version
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102
Downloading a BIOS update
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103
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
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103
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
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104
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Specifications
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105
Computer specifications
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105
39.6-cm (15.6-in) display specifications
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106
Hard drive specifications
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107
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications
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108
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Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8
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109
Creating recovery media and backups
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109
Creating HP Recovery media
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109
Restore and recovery
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110
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
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111
What you need to know
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111
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only)
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111
Using HP Recovery media to recover
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112
Changing the computer boot order
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112
Removing the HP Recovery partition
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112
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Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7
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113
Creating backups
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113
Creating recovery media to recover the original system
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113
What you need to know
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113
Creating the recovery media
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114
Creating system restore points
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114
What you need to know
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114
Creating a system restore point
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114
Backing up system and personal information
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114
Tips for a successful backup
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115
What you need to know
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115
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore
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115
Restore and recovery
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116
Restoring to a previous system restore point
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116
Restoring specific files
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116
Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore
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116
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager
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116
What you need to know
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116
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